Surf Booking Journal
Wo surfen, mit wem, und was du vorher wissen solltest
Strände, Gezeiten, Niveaus und Surfschulen. Was man vor dem ersten Kurs braucht — und danach.
Surf Booking Partner
Die Partnerschaften, die zertifiziertes Surfen weiterbringen
11. Juni 2026
Feels Like Home × Surf Booking
Surf Booking connects Portugal's finest designer-hotel network to the country's best surf schools. The first: Feels Like Home.Artikel lesen
23. Aug. 2026
ONFIRE: twenty three years writing Portuguese surf
Born in 2003, made by friends who were in the water. Still printing every two months. In that time surf titles with decades of history folded. ONFIRE did not.Artikel lesenSurfschulen auf Surf Booking
Surfschulen auf der Plattform
7. Sept. 2026
Pride Training Club Carcavelos — bodyboard, on Carcavelos beach
There is a club in Carcavelos that does not teach surfing. Pride Training Club is the second bodyboard club Pride has opened in Portugal, led by Hugo Macatrão, from Nazaré. In summer, weekday classes with two sessions a day; in winter, groups for beginners and advanced riders.Artikel lesen
27. Okt. 2026
Ride With Us — surf school in Fuerteventura, for independent surfers
In Fuerteventura there is a small school that does not just want to get you standing on a board. Ride With Us teaches you to read the sea: how swell, wind and tide come together, and where and when to paddle out. Small groups and personal coaching, from El Cotillo.Artikel lesen
27. Okt. 2026
Fins First Surf School — Playa de las Américas, Tenerife
In the south of Tenerife, at Playa de las Américas, Fins First teaches surf at every level, from complete beginners to experienced surfers. Small groups, personal coaching, plus surf camps and surf trips.Artikel lesen
7. Sept. 2026
Penas Surf School — Matosinhos, Porto
Facing Matosinhos beach, Rui Baptista — Penas — teaches from 8 to 80. Over 30 years of surfing, a Leixões Port Authority licence and federation registration. And he took the school to the Matosinhos Surf School Cup title, winning three straight stages.Artikel lesen
15. Apr. 2026
Activity Surf Center
Meet Activity Surf Center, one of Ericeira's reference schools. Lessons for every level, a dedicated team and the best waves in the World Surfing Reserve.Artikel lesen
1. Sept. 2026
3 Ondas: twenty-five years in Ericeira, and a name that teaches
In 2001 — twenty-five years ago — Frithjof Gauss swapped Sylt for Ericeira and opened a surf school. That was ten years before this coast was named a World Surfing Reserve. Today, 3 Ondas still teaches in small groups — and the school's name is itself a lesson.Artikel lesen
1. Sept. 2026
Seacastle: the school on the south side of Peniche
Peniche is a peninsula — it has north-facing and south-facing beaches minutes apart. Seacastle teaches at Consolação, on the south side, the beach that keeps working when the other side does not. And surf is not all they teach: stand-up paddle, yoga and pilates are part of the house, which means a flat day is still a day.Artikel lesen
15. Apr. 2026
Waterbound Surfschool
Waterbound is a local Ericeira surf school with certified instructors who live for the ocean. Personalised lessons at Matadouro — one of the most beautiful beaches in the World Surfing Reserve.Artikel lesen
14. Mai 2026
Soulspot Surf School — Sintra, Praia Grande
In Sintra, at Praia Grande, Soulspot Surf School has been teaching surf and bodyboard for over 25 years. Founded by Renato Paço in 1999, with instructors certified by the Portuguese Surf Federation.Artikel lesen
20. Mai 2026
BSA — Barrel Surf Academy, Costa da Caparica
On Praia do CDS, Apoio 12, Costa da Caparica, BSA — Barrel Surf Academy has been teaching since February 2009. Certified by the Portuguese Surf Federation, with a competition team, the AM-PRO high-performance project, and students from 5 to 70 years old. From first steps to the contest circuit.Artikel lesen
30. Juni 2026
Rompeolas Surf School — Costa da Caparica
On Muralha da Praia, Costa da Caparica, Rompeolas Surf School has been teaching for over 10 years. Certified by the Portuguese Surf Federation and by IPDJ, with groups of 6 students maximum, instructors who teach in five languages, and the peak picked fresh each day according to the sea. 25 minutes from Lisbon.Artikel lesen
25. Aug. 2026
Migas Surf School — Praia da Vagueira, Vagos
On Praia da Vagueira, in Vagos, the person teaching is a three-time national bodysurfing champion. Miguel Rocha — Migas — turned the beach he grew up on into a school certified by the Portuguese Surfing Federation, with around 150 students and four disciplines. Now it is on Surf Booking.Artikel lesen
30. Juni 2026
Zulla Surf School — Nazaré
In Nazaré, the town the world knows for giant waves, Zulla Surf School teaches on the waves that are right for learning. Founded by Teresa Almeida — 2014 Bodyboard World Champion and a sports graduate — with lessons for children and adults of every age, discounted packages, and gear and insurance always included.Artikel lesen
22. Mai 2026
The Surf Academy — Areia Branca, Lourinhã
On Praia da Areia Branca, in Lourinhã, Pedro Fernandes founded The Surf Academy in 2022 with a simple promise: surf taken seriously. 12 km of coast to pick the day's best wave, video analysis, groups of 5, and the founder at every class.Artikel lesen 14. Mai 2026Future Eco Surf School — Algarve, eco-driven
B Corp certified, 1% for the Planet member, 13 instructors and a Surf For All programme running for 22 years. Future Eco teaches at Praia da Rocha + the Algarve west coast with real environmental weight.Artikel lesen
7. Mai 2026
Ericeira Waves Surf School
Ribeira d'Ilhas, World Surfing Reserve. Group, private, kids and coaching lessons with video analysis — from your first wave to your best one yet.Artikel lesen
13. Mai 2026
Nazaré Surf School
In 2012 they opened the first surf school with a fixed door on the sand of Praia da Vila — and they're still the only one. A wheelchair ramp down to the sea, and the courage to make a village famous for giant waves a place where six-year-olds learn to surf.Artikel lesen
18. Mai 2026
Surf At Surf School — Sintra, Praia Grande & Praia das Maçãs
On the Sintra coast — between Praia Grande and Praia das Maçãs — Surf At teaches like you'd teach a child to enter the ocean. A rare trick few schools have: when the Atlantic shuts down Sintra, they switch the meeting point to Carcavelos. Lesson saved.Artikel lesen
28. Mai 2026
FilSurf Surf School
In Lagos — Algarve's western coast — there's a school that's been running for 18 years and teaches like people who grew up in the ocean. Family-run, instructors who surf every day, and the south-coast secret: waves you can learn on 365 days a year.Artikel lesen
14. Juni 2026
Arrifana Surf School & Camp
At Arrifana — the most sheltered bay on the Vicentine Coast, inside a Natural Park — there's a school with 18 years of sea and a camp a 5-minute walk from the sand. When the rest of the Algarve is blown out, here there are waves. That's the secret.Artikel lesen
17. Juni 2026
Sea Creatures — surf & SUP in Albufeira, away from the crowds
In Olhos de Água (Albufeira), Diogo built a school with no storefront — “the office is the ocean”. Small groups, personal attention and spots away from the crowds: surf, SUP and rentals, backed by a lifetime in the water.Artikel lesen
14. Juni 2026
West Coast Surf School
In the town of Ericeira — a World Surfing Reserve, 40 minutes from Lisbon — there's a school that opened in 2005 with a simple idea: share the love of surfing with as many people as possible. Twenty years on, it still does, with local people.Artikel lesen
29. Okt. 2026
BSA Barrel Surf Academy: surf lessons in Praia do CDS, Costa da Caparica
BSA Barrel Surf Academy joined Surf Booking and teaches in Praia do CDS, Costa da Caparica. The team, the photos and the lessons, in the school's own words.Artikel lesenPreise und Surfschulen
Was es kostet, und wie du wählst, wer dich unterrichtet
7. Mai 2026
How much does a surf lesson cost in Portugal in 2026 — honest guide
Group lessons €25–€60, private €70–€150, packs with 15–25% discount. By zone, by type, by season. No fluff, no hidden costs. What's included and what isn't.Artikel lesen8. Apr. 2026
How to Choose a Surf School in Portugal — 7 Essential Criteria
Not all surf schools are the same. The 7 things that tell you a school in Portugal is certified, safe and worth your money.Artikel lesen
9. Apr. 2026
Surfing alone vs with a school? What nobody tells you
Plenty of people buy a board and paddle out. Does it work? Sometimes. But there are things only an instructor teaches you — and they can save you months.Artikel lesen
7. Mai 2026
Surf lesson prices in Ericeira — how much it costs in 2026
Group lessons, private €80–€150, packs with 15-25% discount: see today's price on Surf Today. Real comparison between surf schools in the World Surfing Reserve.Artikel lesenMit wem du gehst
Kinder, Familie und Surfen für Frauen
8. Apr. 2026
Surfing with Kids in Portugal — A Parent's Guide
What parents need to know about surf lessons for kids: minimum age, safety rules, the best beaches, and what children actually learn.Artikel lesen
7. Mai 2026
Women's surf — why Portugal is the best place to start
Yolanda Hopkins, Teresa Bonvalot, Carolina Mendes — Portugal is raising a generation of women surfers. And it starts in surf schools, from the first lesson on.Artikel lesen
7. Mai 2026
Surf with kids in Portugal — family holiday guide
From what age? Which beach? How much? What does a kids lesson look like? Everything you need for your first family surf trip.Artikel lesen
15. Apr. 2026
Surfing together — surf lessons for couples
Catch your first wave with the person you like most. Surf lessons for couples on Portugal's best beaches.Artikel lesen
15. Apr. 2026